21.4% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Frankston · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Frankston
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
The proportion of overseas-born residents in Frankston has barely changed since 2011, staying steady at around 21%. This is much lower than the figures for Victoria and Australia, with the vast majority of people born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 40.4% and 35.5% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 10.8% and 10.7%, with Italian ancestry at 4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 21.4% of people were born overseas, which is well below the state figure of 30% and the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (73.7%), followed by England at 5.2% and New Zealand at 2.1%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Frankston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21401/frankston/topic/ancestry-heritage